Janine, It may sound counterintuitive but sometimes it's worth trying to press down arrow key to open a popup menu instead of vo+space. If that's no good, try to route your mouse pointer to the popup menu button with vo+command+f5, verify that your mouse is indeed in the right place by pressing vo+f5 for Voiceover to confirm your mouse position, switch your trackpad off with +vo+rotor left to hear Voiceover saying trackpad commander off, and perform the click with control+press the trackpad. This sometimes works. You could also try, instead of using the trackpad click, the simulation click with vo+shift+spacebar, provided you have routed your mouse pointer to the popup menu button as I've described.
Good luck Andrew On 10 Nov 2013, at 14:53, [email protected] wrote: > Today's Topic Summary > Group: http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries/topics > > Second Inquiry: "No associated application" message when trying to access > links in email messages [1 Update] > deleting unwanted voice over voices [3 Updates] > More on Rumola [2 Updates] > Garage band and main stage [1 Update] > voice over spelling words it doesn't recognise [4 Updates] > fantastical 2 is an app I like more than apple calendar [1 Update] > working with automater [1 Update] > adding webpages as favourites/bookmarks? and turning off auto correct when > typing [2 Updates] > Apple website pop-up menu [5 Updates] > pairing problem [2 Updates] > regarding garageband 10 and changing affects with software instruments. [3 > Updates] > Second Inquiry: "No associated application" message when trying to access > links in email messages > Christine Grassman <[email protected]> Nov 10 09:44AM -0500 > > Good day/night all: > Since the reinstallation of ML onto my MacBook, I cannot open links in email. > I keep getting an "error: no associated application" message, whereas the > links used to open in Safari. > I have checked for anything resembling "open links with . . . " in mail > preferences, but see nothing of the kind. I would appreciate assistance. > Thank you. > Christine > > deleting unwanted voice over voices > Andrew Head <[email protected]> Nov 10 03:55PM +1100 > > Hi all, > I accidentally downloaded the chinese voice for the mac and can’t find out > how to delete it. > Any help is appreciated. > God bless, > Andrew > > Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> Nov 10 07:50AM -0500 > > Hello, > > go to Mac HD/system/library/speech/voices. > > hth > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > > ramy moustafa <[email protected]> Nov 10 04:28PM +0200 > > How can i download a mew voice plz? > > Ramy moustafa saber > licturer at: > faculty of musical education > music arranger and sound engineer > Sent from my iPhone > > > More on Rumola > Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]> Nov 10 07:34PM +1100 > > It's been so long since I installed Rumola that I can't remember the steps > anymore. However, someone on this list a while back posted detailed > instructions on how to get up and running. It's certainly not intuitive, but > the instructions posted to this list were very easy to follow. I'd recommend > anyone who wants to install Rumola to search for those old postings. > > Ibraheem Fakir <[email protected]> Nov 10 09:19AM -0500 > > Hey, > It seems as if there's a guide to installing it here: > http://skipinput.com/bps/install.html > > Hope that works, > > Ibraheem > > On Nov 10, 2013, at 3:34 AM, Nicholas Parsons wrote: > > > Garage band and main stage > ramy moustafa <[email protected]> Nov 10 03:50PM +0200 > > Hi all: > > After falling to get the pro tools now. > I decided to try garage band and main stage. > I have mavericks here, and need to listen to any good podcast on how to start > using garage band on mac. > > Thanks in advance > Ramy moustafa saber > licturer at: > faculty of musical education > music arranger and sound engineer > Sent from my iPhone > > voice over spelling words it doesn't recognise > Andrew Head <[email protected]> Nov 10 04:37PM +1100 > > Hi all, > It appears when voice over encounters a word It doesn’t recognise, it chooses > to spell it. > I am writing a fantasy novel which has a lot of different character/place > names. One of these place names is in the title of the file and It’s really > annoying hearing voice over spell it all the time. Can I make it try to > pronounce it instead of spelling it out? > Thanks heaps, > Andrew > > Michael Marshall <[email protected]> Nov 10 05:18PM +1100 > > hey, > i’m having the same problem, i take it your using alex? because it seems to > be the only one that does this. > > Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]> Nov 10 06:57PM +1100 > > Have you tried teaching it how you want to pronounce the words in the > pronunciations tab of the speech pain in VoiceOver Utility? I'm not sure if > that would work with the particular words you're talking about but I use it a > lot and it's great. If you don't know what I'm talking about or how to do it > just let me know. > Cheers, > Nic > > Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> Nov 10 07:47AM -0500 > > Hi, > > are you sure that’s what it’s doing and the word isn’ just written in all > Caps? > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > > fantastical 2 is an app I like more than apple calendar > Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]> Nov 10 09:48PM +1100 > > I've been playing with this a little more and I like it. It has its quirks, > but it's definitely better than Apple's Calendar in iOS7, and the fact that I > can view my reminders along with the day's events makes it probably better > than Calendar in iOS6 too. > > working with automater > Nicholas Parsons <[email protected]> Nov 10 07:39PM +1100 > > Oh wow, thanks, Esther— such a simple and elegant solution. I wish Apple > implemented this functionality in other areas to re-order elements. It's so > easy. I'll remember to try it out more often though. > Cheers, > Nic > > On 08/11/2013, at 9:05 AM, Esther <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Nic, > I think you can reorder the actions in your Automator workflow if you > interact with the workflow, move focus to an action that you want to move, > and then use Command-Up Arrow or Command-Down Arrow to reorder that action in > the workflow. That's what worked for several versions of Mac OS X, but I > haven't played with Automator for some time. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > adding webpages as favourites/bookmarks? and turning off auto correct when > typing > Andrew Head <[email protected]> Nov 10 03:23PM +1100 > > Hi all, > Just wondering, How do you add webpages as favourites on the mac? I think the > equivalent of the mac is called bookmarks? > > also, How do you turn off auto correct? > Kind regards, > Andrew > > Alex Hall <[email protected]> Nov 09 11:40PM -0500 > > To favorite (or bookmark) a page, just open it and press cmd-d. > > To adjust auto-correct and spellcheck (same thing in this case), go to System > Preference, Keyboard, Text. The checkbox to use spellcheck automatically is > there, but you can usually change this on a per-application basis if you want > to. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > Have a great day, > Alex (msg sent from Mac Mini) > [email protected] > > Apple website pop-up menu > "The Smiths" <[email protected]> Nov 10 02:01PM +1300 > > Hi > > > > I am trying to use the Mac to access my account settings on the Apple > website. I went to the store page and found the account option which > voiceover told me "link,pop-up menu". When I hit control option space, as > voiceover instructed, it activated the link for the first item of that menu, > which was something about check order status. Do you know how I can access > the rest of the items in the menu without it going and activating what I > don't want. I want to get down to the manage account settings which is about > the fourth/fifth item in the list, any ideas please? It works okay on a > windows computer with Jaws. > > > > Regards > > Janine > > Phil Halton <[email protected]> Nov 09 08:35PM -0500 > > is it a group? you may have to interact in order to access the various links. > > > "The Smiths" <[email protected]> Nov 10 03:04PM +1300 > > Thanks but no, not a group. I go to store, user tools, interact with that, > control option and right arrow until it says menu pop-up link, account. > Voiceover tells me to press control option space and after doing that it > activates the first link in the so-called pop-up menu, instead of showing me > what the other options in the menu are. > > > > Janine > > > > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Phil Halton > Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2013 2:36 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Apple website pop-up menu > > > > is it a group? you may have to interact in order to access the various > links. > > > > On Nov 9, 2013, at 8:01 PM, The Smiths <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Hi > > > > I am trying to use the Mac to access my account settings on the Apple > website. I went to the store page and found the account option which > voiceover told me "link,pop-up menu". When I hit control option space, as > voiceover instructed, it activated the link for the first item of that menu, > which was something about check order status. Do you know how I can access > the rest of the items in the menu without it going and activating what I > don't want. I want to get down to the manage account settings which is about > the fourth/fifth item in the list, any ideas please? It works okay on a > windows computer with Jaws. > > > > Regards > > Janine > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to <mailto:[email protected]> > [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to > <mailto:[email protected]> [email protected]. > Visit this group at <http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries> > http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit <https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out> > https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > > Esther <[email protected]> Nov 09 06:37PM -0800 > > Hi Janine, > > This sounds similar to a question I just recently answered on the Mac-access > list. Can you try changing your cursor tracking option in VoiceOver Utiltiy > to "Mouse pointer follows VoiceOver cursor" and then going back to the > Account link on that web page? (VO-F8, then Command-4 to Navigation, and > navigate to the pop up, which may be set to "Mouse pointer ignores VoiceOver > cursor"). Then check whether you can navigate to the other menu options. > Alternatively, you may be able to get the menu options displayed without > changing your navigation settings in VoiceOver Utility by routing your mouse > cursor to your VoiceOver cursor with VO-Commad-F5 when you navigate to the > Accounts link. I'm not at my Mac, so I can't check this myself. However, it > sounds as though the web page menu was designed with the "mouse over" > feature, so that the list of menu options only displays when the mouse cursor > is focused on the link. I usually have my navigation set to "Mouse pointer > ignores VoiceOver cursor", so I'd need to route my mouse cursor to my > VoiceOver cursor to get these options to show. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > Esther <[email protected]> Nov 09 06:49PM -0800 > > Hi Janine, > > Sorry for typing errors on my iOS device. The shortcut keystroke for routing > your Mouse cursor to your VoiceOver cursor is VO-Command-F5. If your > navigation options in VoiceOver Utility are set to "Mouse Pointer Ignores > VoiceOver cursor", either try routing your Mouse cursor to your VoiceOver > cursor with VO-Command-F5 when you navigate to the Account link on the Apple > Store web page before trying to navigate to the drop down menu options, or > else try changing your navigation options in VoiceOver Utility to "Mouse > pointer follows VoiceOver Cursor" before trying to navigate to the link and > attempting to view the other drop down menu options. > > HTH. Cheers, > > Esther > > pairing problem > "Gene Baroni" <[email protected]> Nov 09 05:57PM -0500 > > I have a mac minny with mavericks and a wireless apple keyboard and I am not > able to pair them I went to keyboard, and bluetooth and followed all the > steps but I have no luck. I can connect it to my iPhone with no problem. I > turned bluetooth off on the phone and the keyboard batteries are good. I > connected the appl e wireless trackpad with no problem. I am out of idess. > > Ray Foret Jr <[email protected]> Nov 09 05:35PM -0600 > > See reply from before. > > > Sent from my Mac, the only computer with full accessibility for the blind > built-in! > > Sincerely, > The Constantly Barefooted Ray, still a very happy Mac and Iphone 5 user! > > > regarding garageband 10 and changing affects with software instruments. > Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> Nov 09 04:19PM -0500 > > Hi, > > For the most part, that stuff is still the same. it just doesn’t work as well > in Garageband 10. At least not in my opinion. The main reason for this is, > your place in the timeline is no longer spoken when you press the left/right > arrows to move through your project. Actually, they’ve removed the ability to > do this at all. Now you have individual sliders for bar, Beat, tick, etc. I > really hate this. lol. There’s no other way to say it. On the whole, > Garageband 10 is pretty disappointing. The only thing I truly like about it > is access to more instruments and loops. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > > Kjsc Radio <[email protected]> Nov 09 03:19PM -0700 > > I know, it really disappoints me too. Fact that I used to be pretty good at > producing with GarageBand six,now with GarageBand 10, I'm not sure how I'm > going to be able to do it. Sent from my iPhone > > > Phil Halton <[email protected]> Nov 09 06:28PM -0500 > > Man! That's terrible. That stuff is the heart of navigation and GarageBand. I > won't be upgrading that's for sure. > > Sent from my IPhone > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/macvisionaries. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
